A single photograph has come to represent a strategic nightmare for Washington. The image of Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi, and India’s Modi standing together in solidarity at the SCO summit is being seen as the definitive symbol of a new anti-US coalition, prompting dire warnings from American political analysts.
Van Jones articulated the deep-seated fear, calling the event a “historically big deal.” He insisted that this visual should “send a chill down the spine of every American,” as it signals the consolidation of a “new world order” that directly challenges the nation’s global leadership.
The context for this nightmare scenario is the ongoing trade war initiated by the US. The administration’s tariff-heavy approach has backfired, driving these three major powers into a closer embrace. Their summit was a calculated display of their collective strength and their independence from American influence.
According to Jones, the US is now trapped on the “bad side of the triangle,” a complete reversal of the geopolitical calculus that once favored it. The result is a world where America faces a united front, a situation he grimly described as “everybody against us” and “not good for us.”